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# Path: hydra.acs.ttu.edu!hermes.chpc.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!emory!cs.utk.edu!coke.cs.utk.edu!clavenna Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Followup-To: alt.guitar.tab Organization: Computer Science Dept, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Lines: 191 Distribution: world NNTP-Posting-Host: coke.cs.utk.edu ::::I can not take credit for the following. Someone else posted ::::it last year (sorry I don't have that person's name). ::::Best regards, ::::Michael Vincze ::::This is not straight off the record and I didn't compare the two. :: I just reposted it...no promises. :: Mike. GRANDMA GOT RUNOVER BY A REINDEER This arrangement combines the melody and some backup. If you sing along you can follow the chords using this: Basic Accompaniment Pattern: follow chord progression. C |----0-----0-----0-----0-| |----1-----1-----1-----1-| |----0-----0-----0-----0-| |------------------------| |-3-----------3----------| |-------3-----------3----| The song is in 4/4 time. Almost every note is an 1/8 note. When you see 0^2 it means play the string open then quickly hammer on at the 2nd fret. It is called a grace note. The hammer should fall on the beat. Intro C |----0-----0--------------| |----1-----1--------------| |----0-----0--------------| :--play twice |-------------------------| |-3-----------3-----0--2--| |-------3--------3--------| C Grand-ma got run o-ver by a reindeer. |------0-------0----------------|-------0--0------0------0-| |------1-------1----------------|-------1--1------1------1-| |------0-------0----------------|-0-----0--0------0------0-| |-0^2-----0^2-----0^2--2--0-----|----2--------0^2---0^2----| |----------------------------3--|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| F Walking home from our house Christmas eve. |------------------------------------|----1-----1-----1-----1--| |------------------------------------|----1-----1-----1-----1--| |--------------0---------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2--| |2--2----2---------3----2-------0--2-|-3-----------3-----------| |------------------------------------|-------3-----------3-----| |------------------------------------|-------------------------| C You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but |-----------------------------------|--------0---0------0------0-| |-----------------------------------|--------1---1------1------1-| |2---2---2----2-----2---2-----0-----|-0------0---0------0------0-| |---------------------------------3-|----2----------0^2----0^2---| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| G7 C as for me and grandpa we be-lieve. |----1-----------------------|------0-----0------------| |----0-----------------------|------1-----1------------| |----0-----------------------|------0-----0------------| |0------0^2--3---2---0-------|-------------------------| |-----------------------3--2-|-3-------------3-----0--2| |----------------------------|---------3--------3------| G7 (see additional lyrics for verses 2 and 3) She'd been drinking too much egg-nog, |--------------------------------|---------1---1------1------1-| |--------------------------------|---------0---0------0------0-| |--------------------------------|---------0---0------0------0-| |----2----2----2---2----0--------|-----------------------------| |3---------------------------3---|-3--2-----------0^2----0^2---| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| C and we begged her not to go |---------------------------|-----0------0----0-------0--| |---------------------------|-----1------1----1-------1--| |------------0--------------|-----0------0----0-------0--| |----0--2----------0------0-|-2-----0^2-----2----0^2-----| |----------------------3----|----------------------------| |-3-------------------------|----------------------------| C7 F but she forgot her med-i - ca-tion, and she |----------------------------|----------1--1-------1---------| |----------------------------|----------1--1-------1---------| |-----------------------0--0-|-2--------2--2-0^2---2---------| |2--------------2---2--------|------3------------------3---2-| |----3---3---3---------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------| G7 C stag - gered out the door in - to the snow. |------------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------| |------------------------------------|-----1-------1-------1-------| |------------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------| |-0-----0-----2---3---2---0----------|--------0^2-----0^2----------| |------------------------------3---2-|--3---------------------3--2-| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| Am Em When we found her Christmas morning, |--------------------------------|------------0--0-----0-----0--| |--------------------------------|------------0--0-----0-----0--| |--------------------------------|------------0--0-----0-----0--| |----2---2----2----2----0--------|------------------------------| |-0--------------------------3---|---3---2----------------2-----| |--------------------------------|------------------0-----------| G7 C at the scene of the at - tack, |---------------------------|-----0---------0------0-------0--| |---------------------------|-----1---------1------1-------1--| |---------------------------|-----0---------0------0-------0--| |---0--2-----3---0------0---|--2-------0^2------2----0^2------| |--------------------3------|---------------------------------| |3--------------------------|---------------------------------| F she had hoof-prints on her forehead, and in - |------------------------------|-------------1--1-------1--------| |------------------------------|-------------1--1-------1--------| |-----------------------0---0--|---2---------2--2-0^2---2--------| |------------2-----2-----------|-------3-------------------3--2--| |3---3---3---------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| G7 C crim-in-a-ting Claus marks on her back |----------------------------------|-------0-----0--------------| |----------------------------------|-------1-----1--------------| |----------------------------------|-------0-----0--------------| |-0---0--2--3----2-----0-----------|----------------------------| |---------------------------3---2--|--3-------------3-----0--2--| |----------------------------------|----------3--------3--------| Additional Lyrics Verse2 Now we're all so proud of grandpa He's been taking this so well See him in there watching footbal drinking beer and playing cards with Cousin Mel It's not Christmas without Grandma All the family's dressed in black and we just can't help but wonder Should we open up her gifts or send them back. verse 3. Now the goose is on the table and the pudding made of fig and the blue and silver candles that would just have matched the hair on grandma's wig I've warned all my friends and neighbors better watch out for yourselves they should never give a license to a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves. And yes, I can accept the Pack-Rat of the Year Award :: -- _ __ _ ' ) ) ). __ /_ __. __ // / // __. __ _ _ _ _ __. / / / / ) / ) ( | // / // / ) /) _(__: / ) ) / ) ) / ) / / (_(__/ (_(__/|__\_/_:/_ (__/_:/_(__/|_/ |_/ \__/ / (_/ / (_(__/|_ Do not save your loving speeches For your friends 'til they are dead; Do not write them on their tombstones, Speak them now instead. - Anna Cummins |
